Mary Chapin Carpenter:Beautiful Racket Lyrics

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So your day begins like thisWondering what might have beenOld regrets and chances missedBorne away on some lambent windJob's ok, so it doesn't inspireThoughts of leaving it all behindYou used to have dreams of settin' the world on fireAll you want now is peace of mind

And a beautiful racket, in whispers and roarsThe bitter and sweet, between the truces and the warsThe noise and the quiet, the courage and the fearAnd all of the wisdom between a smile and a tear

You do your dreaming in traffic jamsYou do your running in shopping mallsYou do your breathing the best you canBetween car pools and cell phone callsWho cares, you'll never live in ParisSo what, you'll never travel by LearHow some of us learn what mattersWhile others never get to hear

Such a beautiful racket, in whispers and roarsThe bitter and sweet, between the truces and the warsThe noise and the quiet, the courage and the fearAnd all of the wisdom between a smile and a tear

Hold on, hold on

So your day will end like thisTurning slowly down your streetSilent worlds of kitchens litFront yards full of fallen leavesTrees are bare, the garden's doneAnother season gone to earthBefore you blink a new one comesTo remind you what the old one's worth

And the beautiful racket, comes in whispers and roarsThe bitter and sweet, between the roses and the warsThe noise and the quiet, the courage and the fearAnd the infinite wisdom when you hear

Such a beautiful racket... such a beautiful racket... hold on... such a beautiful racket... hold on...